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Real fertility crisis in Pakistan
The concerns about fertility as an existential threat are largely overstated
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Should Iran have the bomb?
The world must believe in the value system which is rule-based and egalitarian
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Big powers need to reassess postures towards Pakistan, India
The impact of the unfolding great power competition has become particularly acute within South Asia
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Middle power, major impact
Middle East remains a region where missteps by even peripheral actors can have oversized consequences
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PTI: divided leadership, jailed leader and inflammatory rhetoric
The fourth group comprises those sitting in legislatures across the Centre and provinces.
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Military notes on Indo-Pak conflict — the conduct of war
Indian military also employed solid-propellant rockets like the Israeli-origin medium-range (250 km) ballistic missile
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CPEC to CPAEC: aspiration to actualisation
The recent China-Afghanistan-Pakistan tripartite meeting held at Beijing has rekindled the hopes.
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Things Americans don't hear about Israel
Israel is the only country in the Middle Eastern region that has nuclear weapons.
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Pivoting between geopolitics and geo-economics
Post-ceasefire, Pakistan's relations with China have reached new highs.
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From the year 2125
They solved one problem, only to create another, bigger one.
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The future lab starts here!
This is not a plea for importing costly technologies.
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G7 risks disappearing into oblivion
Beneath G7 downfall, there lies aggrandisement of threats and advancement of self-seeking interests
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Trump Doctrine 2.0
Trump is known for making U-turns in his policy statements
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Do we need information commissions?
Pakistan ought to seriously revisit the entire RTI process
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What can they read?
The nearly 700-page book beautifully captures these threads from the perspective of a young boy
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The business of money: who pays for development?
There are five years remaining in the 2030 Agenda with fewer than 20 per cent of SDG targets on track
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Changing politics in Afghanistan
Jerusalem had reached the conclusion that Tehran was working to develop nuclear bombs to obliterate the Jewish state
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Age of ill-founded generalisations
The generalisations don't pop up out of nowhere
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The dangerous new normal in Middle East
The reason was simple: any direct attack on Iran's nuclear facilities risked triggering a full-scale regional war
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Agri sector: solving the implementation impasse
Agriculture sector this year has been poor with a fall in production of most major crops and overall growth of 0.56%
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Israel-Iran conflict — how the world will change post-war
There is all the likelihood of another sovereign state being bullied and attacked by a ruthless power
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Kashmore's criminality: a way forward?
The citizens of Kashmore recently travelled to Islamabad to protest the rampant criminality
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Pakistan's poverty is political
A middle-aged bakery salesman I know was earning Rs7,500 until recently
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Lessons for India, Israel and Pakistan
Both India and Israel simply underestimated the Iranian and the Pakistani national resolve
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Order out of chaos
While nations are bigger than ideologies, their ruling elites often are not
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Iqbal, China and the Muslim world
The post-WWI world order fundamentally altered the trajectory of Muslim societies
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Health minister is telling the truth; please listen to him
The minister has also provided a quick solution to the current health challenge
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A strategic triad rewiring Eurasia
That's not just a logistical improvement -— it's a strategic shift.
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The war is over — for now
Iran claims the site was already evacuated.
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Can our oil and gas sector keep pace with climate demands?
Pakistan remains one of the ten most climate-vulnerable countries.
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When facts are rumoured to be conspiracy theories
Israel controls America from within is not a conspiracy theory.
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Justice for sale: true cost of plea bargains
This isn't just unsustainable, it's corrosive.
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A flexible approach to World Environment Day
UNEP is our best bet in this situation.
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Poverty alleviation: what really makes a difference?
Self-employment also plays a key role in lifting families out of poverty.
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Towards academic openness
Globally, such transfer pathways are not only permitted, but encouraged
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When geography meets geopolitics
The importance of the Strait of Hormuz is not limited to the Middle East
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The four-day Indo-Pak spat
The expenditures incurred on military and arms would be best spent upon education and health
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Iran-Israel conflict: what it means for Pakistan
The group is headed by Assa bin Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki, who posted a chilling video
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PTMs: student perspective
It has been observed that after every PTM, students find their relationship with parents or teachers more strained